February 25, 2010

Jeff Kreisler Press Kit

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Jeff Kreisler uses humor and research to understand, explain and change the world.

He’s:

    • Winner of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award for Thought Provoking Comedy
    • Co-author of Dollars And Sense: How We Misthink Money and How To Spend Smarter with Behavioral Economist Dan Ariely
    • International keynote speaker
    • Author of the bestselling satire Get Rich Cheating
    • On-air contributor to MSNBC, FoxNews, CNN, Current TV & Sirius/XM
    • TV and 2016 Democratic Convention writer for Governor Jennifer Granholm
    • Talker of two different TEDx talks
    • Executive Producer of The Final Edition Radio Hour
    • Writer for Comedy Central, TheStreet.com, Nickelodeon and IFC
    cast member of Shoot The Messenger (from co-creator of The Daily Show), and
    • Star at a bunch of comedy festivals (incl. Edinburgh, Glasgow, Chicago Fringe, Calgary, Asheville, NY Comedy Festival and San Francisco Sketch Fest).

Jeff Kreisler dissects politics, money and other human behavior with passion, absurdity, and hope.

After stops at Princeton, Virginia Law School, and San Francisco, he now naps around New York City.

“Bring your sense of humor, because Kreisler is hilarious.” – The Washington Post

“Somebody get Jeff Kreisler on ‘The Colbert Report’… As funny and as quotable as anything that appears daily on late-night TV. You are guaranteed a few laugh-out-loud verbal souvenirs to try out on your friends” – The New York Times

“Hilarious… His audience interactions are smooth and he knows how to stick the knife into our guts in the middle of a belly laugh.” – Chicago Tribune

“Kreisler’s keen intellect sees to it that tired subjects are rendered shocking and original… Reflections so clever, you wonder why they aren’t present in the political discourse.” – Fest Magazine
“A sweet-faced cherub with dark eyes that promise all manner of chaos… Kreisler changes the pace a bit with a slightly demented, extremely animated set ” – San Francisco Chronicle
“A heavy hitter… the smartest political comedy around” – The Scotsman
“Critic’s Choice” – San Francisco Bay Guardian
“This is one show that will have you laughing from start to finish” – Fresh Air
“A genuinely engaging performer” – EdFest Magazine
“Great stuff. Very funny. I wrote some of that down.” – United States Senator Tom Harkin
“You’ll struggle to find better than Jeff Kreisler… With slick and witty poise he mixes wry observation on current affairs with quirky bouts of surrealism” – Three Weeks

About Get Rich Cheating:
“You’ll be laughing all the way to the bank, assuming other cheaters haven’t forced it into bankruptcy yet.” – Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)

“A very funny book with a very timely message” – Terry Jones (Monty Python)

“Catcher in the Rye for evildoers” – Penthouse Magazine

“This is THE book to read in the unemployment line.” – Lizz Winstead (Co-creator of The Daily Show)

“Laugh out loud – roaring!” – CNBC

“A brilliant and brilliantly sustained satirical broadside. On just about every page, you’ll find a pithy, pointed barb worthy of the late great George Carlin” – Tony Hendra (Father Joe, George Carlin’s “Last Words”)

“A Michael Moore-esque rallying cry… A really great performer” – Time Out New York

“Is (it) a humor book, prescient, or a Wall Street / Washington user’s manual? It is all three… Kreisler is that funny.” – The Reviews Page
“Ever wonder what it’s like inside the mind of a genius? Well, now you can take a peek… In the God-is-Dead tradition of Nietzsche, Kreisler is superman.” – Miami Examiner
“One can easily envision Jeff Kreisler as a guest on The Colbert Report… Why? He’s funny, he has mad political criticism skills and, as his new book reveals, he’s shrewdly corrupt” – The Q Note
“Plenty of polished one-liners and wry observations” – Time Out Chicago
“A hilarious, recession-proof tutorial on how to get rich without regard for morals or other mortals” – Flavorpill
“A funny satirical attack on the culture of greed” – NY Theater.com
“Like all good satire, comedian Jeff Kreisler’s fake wealth-building seminar gets closer to the truth than the putative objects of its scorn.” – Show Showdown
“Get Rich Cheating, however, is about as smart as parody shows (and books) come.” – Talking Broadway
“Pitch perfect satire” – Theater Is Easy

About Dollars and Sense:
Best of the Year

Business Insider’s Best Books of 2017: “It’s the rare kind of book that makes you feel a lot smarter, while simultaneously giving you actionable tips for improving your daily life.”

Audible’s Top Five Business Books of 2017

#1 Book Every FinTech Professional Should Read in 2018 – Strands

“What the two authors do brilliantly is take behavioral economics and make it really accessible” – The Washington Post

“Engaging and funny, rife with anecdotes and advice, the book defangs a difficult topic while teaching a lot.” – Publisher’s Weekly

“This book is surprisingly entertaining—I laughed out loud several times during the introduction alone. If you’re looking for an illuminating, enjoyable read about how people think about money, and how to get the most out of what you spend, I can’t recommend this book highly enough.” – Book Riot

“Quite possibly the most entertaining and insightful personal finance book I’ve ever read. Dollars and Sense is financial literacy at its finest.” – Boomer and Echo

“A lively look at how even the wisest among us are too often fools eager to part with our money” – Kirkus Reviews

ALSO
Jeff wrote this speech for the Democratic National Convention.

TV Reel:

Talking Money & B.S.

Stand-up:
It’s impossible to get a “good” stand-up video. Here are some attempts. More coming soon

At a little Russian themed jazz bar, intimate, silly, drummer:

Longer set in a theatre, fun, older (i.e. Romney was relevant):

Get Rich Cheating Infomercial:

The Final Edition reel (exec. producer):

Something stupid (Jeff as Santa for Y&R):

For Corporate Comedy & Speaking Engagements go here

For more video, radio interviews, press, samples, etc., please contact Jeff.



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